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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Merchant (ranked 2290 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Char Donnay (ranked 274 p4p, 285 weight class). Merchant comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Merchant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Char Donnay!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merchant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merchant showed some decent athleticism there.
Merchant throwing shots but Donnay is blocking nicely.
Donnay is looking to improve his position.
Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merchant with the ground and pound but Donnay uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've been hearing that Merchant has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Merchant postures up in Donnay's guard and throws a big left but Donnay blocks it.
Merchant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donnay is trying to keep Merchant in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donnay keeping moving, preventing Merchant from controlling successfully.
Merchant scoring with some ground and pound.
Donnay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Merchant postures up in Donnay's guard and throws a big left but Donnay blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donnay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donnay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donnay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Merchant defends it easily.
Donnay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merchant lands a couple of digs.
Merchant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnay's head.
Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Merchant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Merchant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Merchant trying to move into half guard but instead Donnay has managed to sweep!
Merchant keeping full guard, as Donnay tries to pass.
Donnay trying to control but Merchant is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donnay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Merchant has his hands on Donnay's head, controlling the position.
Donnay preventing the sweep.
Merchant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donnay.
Merchant keeping moving, preventing Donnay from controlling successfully.
Donnay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Merchant pulls Donnay in close to his closed guard and prevents Donnay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Donnay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merchant looking for a sweep. Not yet Merchant, not yet.
Donnay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Donnay throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnay scores with a decent looking hook.
Donnay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Merchant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merchant blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Donnay.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donnay clobbers Merchant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnay avoids the body shot from Merchant.
Donnay tried to score with a low kick but Merchant checks it.
Donnay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merchant throws out the jab.
Donnay lands a front kick.
Donnay misses with a body kick.
Merchant looks to throw the jab but Donnay is out of range.
Merchant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donnay.
Merchant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merchant showed some decent athleticism there.
Merchant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donnay defending well though.
Merchant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donnay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Merchant prevents Donnay from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Merchant in particular looking to stall.
Donnay trying to hold on to Merchant's head to control him but Merchant postures up.
Donnay moves into full guard.
Merchant preventing the sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant landing with the ground and pound.
Merchant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Donnay is trying to keep Merchant in close.
Merchant lands a couple of digs.
Donnay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Merchant is aware though and is defending well.
Merchant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donnay looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Merchant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donnay wants to sweep here but Merchant controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnay fails with a takedown attempt.
Donnay defending well as Merchant loads up on a big left hand.
Donnay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Merchant swings for the body but Donnay moves out of range.
Donnay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Merchant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donnay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donnay ducks under a wild hook from Merchant.
Merchant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnay throws out the jab.
Merchant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Char Donnay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnay moves in looking to clinch but Merchant pushes him off.
Jab by Merchant.
Merchant loads up on a big right hand but Donnay slips the punch.
Merchant gets a takedown into half guard.
Donnay is looking to control Merchant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donnay avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merchant throwing shots but Donnay is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Merchant dominated that round.
That's time! Merchant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donnay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merchant.
Donnay stuffs the takedown attempt from Merchant. Merchant gets slowly back to his feet.
Donnay scores with a head kick.
It looks like Devon Merchant has been cut.
Donnay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Merchant.
Donnay thuds a left hand into Merchant's body.
Donnay just misses with a punch to the body.
Merchant tries to counter with a takedown but Donnay is quick to defend against it.
Merchant throws a big shot that misses.
Donnay steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merchant closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donnay quickly recovers to half guard.
Donnay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Merchant.
Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donnay defending well though.
Merchant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donnay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Merchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Merchant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donnay is controlling Merchant's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Merchant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Donnay has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Merchant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Merchant lands a nice short elbow.
Donnay gets back to full guard.
Merchant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donnay can do to turn this around?
Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Merchant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Merchant cracks Donnay with a solid left hand.
Merchant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Donnay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merchant is one step ahead there.
Merchant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merchant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merchant tries to get to full guard but Donnay has control of the leg.
Donnay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merchant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Devon Merchant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donnay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Merchant's head.
Donnay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donnay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Donnay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Merchant is pressing down on Donnay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Donnay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Donnay throws a strike but Merchant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Donnay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Merchant being controlled here momentarily.
Donnay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Merchant postures up and lands a big shot to Donnay's brow.
Merchant distracts Donnay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnay's head.
Merchant wants to control from the top but Donnay keeps moving.
Merchant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merchant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Donnay lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Merchant controlling Donnay's posture.
Donnay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donnay throws a big elbow that misses.
Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donnay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Merchant wants to get back to full guard.
Donnay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merchant defending well though.
Merchant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donnay.
Merchant is trying to maintain the position but Donnay is very close to passing his half guard.
Merchant is refusing to be controlled, as Donnay sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donnay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Donnay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Donnay looks to score with a jab to the body but Merchant is just out of range.
Donnay connects with a body shot.
Donnay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnay lands a nice shot to the body.
Merchant throws an overhand right that lands on Donnay's shoulder, as Donnay tries to avoid the shot.
Donnay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donnay lands an overhand right.
Donnay looks for a takedown but Merchant sprawls well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merchant misses with a hook. Donnay ducked under it nicely.
Merchant gets the takedown into side control.
Donnay can't do much from the bottom here.
Donnay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Merchant.
Merchant trying to control the position but Donnay is working away.
Merchant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Donnay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
An elbow from Merchant crashes against the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merchant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Merchant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Check out the look on Merchant's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Donnay being controlled for a moment.
Donnay sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnay controlling the position well.
Donnay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Merchant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devon Merchant's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Merchant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Donnay seems keen to control Merchant's posture.
Donnay keeping full guard, as Merchant tries to pass.
Donnay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merchant is one step ahead there.
Merchant postures up and lands a big shot to Donnay's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merchant wants to pass the guard but Donnay is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Merchant throws an elbow that misses. Donnay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Merchant's guard. Nice move by Donnay!
Donnay being controlled here momentarily.
Donnay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now.
Merchant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Donnay trying to control the position from guard on top but Merchant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Merchant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Merchant controls Donnay momentarily but Donnay frees himself.
Donnay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Merchant's head.
Merchant wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnay landing with the ground and pound.
Donnay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Merchant misses with an uppercut. Donnay saw that one coming.
Donnay is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice defenses there by Donnay.
Donnay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Merchant.
Donnay scores with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Donnay. No joy for Merchant on that attempt.
Donnay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Donnay.
Merchant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnay jabs at Merchant's body.
Donnay throws a low kick, looking for Merchant's leg but Merchant calmly moves out of range.
Donnay tries to move into range but Merchant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Merchant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Merchant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Donnay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Donnay misses with a body kick.
Merchant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnay was well out of range. Poor timing from Merchant.
Char Donnay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Merchant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Merchant. Donnay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merchant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Merchant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant tries to free his leg and advance position but Donnay is retaining full guard.
Donnay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Merchant manages to get himself to full guard.
Donnay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Merchant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merchant trying to keep a closed guard but Donnay is proving a slippery customer.
Donnay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now.
Merchant keeping moving, preventing Donnay from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Donnay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Merchant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Merchant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donnay is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnay misses with a hook to the body
and Donnay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant looks to land a right hand but Donnay moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Merchant. No joy for Donnay on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merchant. Donnay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnay lands a nice hook to Merchant's body. Merchant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Merchant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donnay.
Donnay throws a head kick that misses.
Merchant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid body kick from Donnay.
Merchant throws a lazy right hand but Donnay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merchant throws a jab when Donnay was well out of range.
Donnay throws the kick towards the body but Merchant avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Merchant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donnay defends well and Merchant ends up having to push Donnay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Merchant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Donnay is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Merchant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merchant misses with a punch to the body.
Donnay stops a takedown attempt from Merchant.
Donnay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnay digs a right hand underneath Merchant's ribcage. Merchant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merchant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Char Donnay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnay can't find room to land a body shot as Merchant controls the action.
Donnay gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Merchant is refusing to be controlled, as Donnay sits in half guard.
Donnay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merchant defending well though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donnay thows a huge punch but Merchant dodges it nicely.
Merchant wants to improve his position but Donnay is controlling well.
Merchant keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Merchant sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Char Donnay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Merchant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Merchant!
After winning the bout, Devon Merchant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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